Thomas L. Harris

Thomas Langrell Harris (October 29 1816 - November 24 1858) was an soldier in the United States Army and U.S. Representatives from Illinois.

Biography
Thomas L. Harris was born in Norwich, Connecticut. He was graduated from Washington (which is right now Trinity) college in Hartford, Connecticut. Harris was decorated for bravery at the Battle of Cerro Gordo during the Mexican-American War and he was served in Congress as a Democrat. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirsty-first Congress but he was unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1850 to the Thirsty-second Congress, he was not a candidate in 1852. Harris was elected to the Thirsty-fourth Congress and Thirsty-fifth Congress and served from March 1855 until his death at 1858 which is about 3 years later. As a Thirsty-fourth Congress, he was served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy and as a Thirsty-fifth Congress, Committee on Elections. Harris died in Springfield, Illinois. Harristown Township, Macon County, Illinois and the Village of Harristown were named in Harris' honor.